The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WARRINGTON NOTH,

WASHINGTON NOTEA
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ARTHUR MACARTHUR,
of the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia, has resigned. He has been ON
the bench for seventeen years.
JUDaR JACKSON, of the United States cir
cult court, has dissolved the injunction OBJ
tanned by the Baltimore & Ohio Express
Company against the Ohio Il Mississippi
railway.
SENATOR MALONE in Q recent interview
declared that he was never in favor OF 10
pudiating Virginia's debt It was thought
that he would be in the campaign next fall
A NEW difficulty has arisen IN the redemp-
ton Of the trade dollar. It 10 that nearly
all the trade dollars coming back from
China are mutilated. In such instances
the dollars have only bullion value.
RuMoRs were prevalent in Washington
that Congress would be called to meet In
October, instead of In December - usual
The President has directed the removal
OF James d. Bowie, collector Of customs at
Petersburg, Va, and John Menshsw, super
vising inspector Of steam vessels for the
Third district, which includes the Atlantic
coast from Cape Charles, Va, to the ex-
IRENE end Of Florida. In making these 70
movals the President has taken advantage
for the first time of the repeal Of the Ten
ure Of ONCE act.
COUNT EUGENE DE MITKIEwIcH and Mrs.
Mary Myates, granddaughter of Chief
Justice John Marshall, were married at
Washington recently.
The President has appointed r. W.
Loughery, of Texas, to be United States
consul at Acapulco, Mexico. Brigsdier
General Greedy has received his commits
sion as Chief Signal Officer, to succeed the
late General Hazen.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has au-
thorized the Cedar Rapids National Bank.
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to begin business
with a capital of 81, 100000.
Mr.. BUCHANAN, one Of the Republican
members of the Curtin Labor Committee,
appointed to investigate the great South
western strikes. has filed a minority re-
port, in which he calls attention to the
great opportunities the committee had of
doing something of value on the labor ques-
ton and of their failure to take advantage
of those opportunities.
THE President has appointed Charlton II.
Way, of Georgia, to be Consul General of
the United States at st. Petersburg.
THE $4,000 appropriated by Congress
for the militia will not become available
until July l.
SECRETARY WHITNEY denies that any un-
derhand means were used to obtain inform
alton regarding the British navy. Iuforma-
ton could be obtained in legitimate man.
ner and there was no occasion to use ques-
tionable methods.
SPECIAL rates are to be allowed on all
roads leading to Washington on the occa-
sion of the national drill-three-Quarters
of a cent per mile each way.
ID. LYNCH PRINGLE, of South Carolina,
has been sent as Consul General to Con-
stantinople.
THE EAST.
CHERE was q gain of 1900 in the majority
for mo license" in the Massachusetts cleo
ton.
SECRETARY MANNING has arranged to
make a trip to Europe for the benefit of his
health. He will be accompanied by his
wife and family and Treasurer Jordan.
A SUPPOSED internal machine, addressed
to the Prince Of Wales, was recently under
investigation in the Dead Letter Office at
Washington.
SEVEN thousand seven hundred and six
teen applications for pensions have already
been filed by Mexican veterans.
RANDALL, GLE & SHALLIBs, boot and
so, 600 liabilities.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
First National bank of Newburyport, Mass,
the other day, the capital of the bank was
reduced from $500, 900 to $50, 900, on account
of the limited demand for capital.
Rev. HENRY WARD BEECHER died at
Brooklyn, n. Y, at $50 on the morning of
the Sth He was attended by most of his
near relatives and few friends and passed
quietly away. He was unconscious to the
last.
THE saloonkecpers and brewers of New
York city have come to an agreement, and
the pool beer fight is over.
THE National Base Ball League met at
New York on the Sth. 1t was thought the
league would accept the terms offered by
Indianapolis in preference to the terms
offered by Kansas City, and that therefore
the latter would not be q member of the
league the coming season.
A FATAL panic occurred on the Third Ave
nue. elevated Railroad at New York on the
Sth. A train was stopped on account Of q
fire, when some of the passengers started
to walk to the nearest station along the
narrow platform. The train suddenly
started, creating panic, causing the peo-
Pile on the platform to jump and fall into
the street thirty feet below. The result
was four persons killed and six seriously
injured.
THE Baltimore & Ohio railroad, it was al
legged, has been sold. The new owners are
represented by Alfred Sullv, of New York.
1t was thought the Western Union Jay
Gould) had some hand in it.
THE largest importation Of foreigners
that has been made by one steamer for
some time was landed at Castle Garden on
the 9th by the French steamer Cheriben.
In all there were 1,191. The entire number
came from Italy, and it was said that they
were sent by agents in Naples, who had
been negotiating with several railroad and
steamship companies to furnish them with
laborers to replace strikers.
GEORGE G. SICKLEs, father of General
Daniel E. Sickles, died in New York City
on the 9Th.
THREE hundred and twenty-five men have
struck at Feary's shoe factory at Albany,
N. Y, for an advance.
TESTS Of the new eight-inch steel gun
made at the factory at West Point, N. Y,
have proved eminently satisfactory.
THE $50 grave diggers employed in CAL
vary Cemetery, Long Island, who are
Knights of Labor decided to strike for an
advance Of wages. Itthreatened to inter
1ere with OurlalS there.
FRANK c. BUDD, an absconding New
York broker, has been brought back from
Montreal
The much talked OF billiard match be-
tween Schaefer and Sexton has been de-
clared on at New York.
THE saloonkeepers and brewers Of New
York city have come to an agreement, and
the pool beer fight is over.
SERVICES over the remains Of Henry
Ward Beecher were held at his late resi-
dence On the 10th, after which the body
was taken to Plymouth Church, where it